India to host mega maritime exercise from Feb 25, Russia yet to confirm

India will project its growing maritime power at a massive naval exercise it is hosting from Friday with the participation of over 40 countries, amid escalating tension between Russia and Western......

How Parrikar Broke the Rafale Logjam

'It was Parrikar's sharp insights into finance and international systems that stood out when India -- at his suggestion--decided to procure the Rafale combat jets from France.'Read on for an......

Navy controversy: What is US telling India?

The USS John Paul Jones acted like a dog marking the lamp post, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: The USS John Paul Jones, which was prowling waters near the Lakshadweep islands last......

Viraat sets sail for the last time, to be dismantled, sold as scrap

Indian Navy's decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat on Saturday set sail for the last time, on way to Alang in Gujarat, where it will be broken down and sold as scrap. All......

42% Cars Sold In 2022 Were White

White is easy to maintain, looks brighter than other colours over a longer period, is the least commonly rejected colour among family members, has high resale value, provides better safety at......

Vistara hikes salaries of pilots, cabin crew by 8%

Full service carrier Vistara will hike salaries of its pilots and cabin crew by up to 8 per cent from April amid deployment of higher capacities to meet rising travel demand, according to a source.......

One year since Tatas took over Air India, here's how the journey has been

When the Tatas re-boarded Air India on January 27 last year, the price of aviation turbine fuel was at over Rs 80,000 per kilolitre. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters Rupee was trading at around......

Indian legal system a hurdle for aircraft lessors: Air India to govt

Tata Group-owned Air India has informed the Centre that aircraft lessors wish to set up their special purpose vehicles (SPVs) outside India since they aren’t enthused about the Indian......

City of Dreams 2 review

The second season of City Of Dreams has more pulp, hardly any juice, feels Sreehari Nair. Season 1 of Nagesh Kukunoor's City of Dreams, for all its pulpiness, aspired to paint an epic vision of......

Breathe: Into The Shadows review

'At the centre of it all is Abhishek Bachchan trying valiantly to pique our curiosity, but simply cannot muster the edginess his Avinash so badly needs,' observes Sukanya Verma. I wonder what the......

The Made in China Review

Made In China is puerile, flimsy film-making, sighs Sukanya Verma.   You can only imagine how slippery the ground is when a character belts out entrepreneurial gyaan from a Trimurti song.......

Review: Dear Zindagi is a wonderful, self-assured gem

Alia Bhatt continues to impress while Shah Rukh Khan takes it easy in this lovely, thoughtful little film, applauds Raja Sen. The intermission is a nightmare. This is true for the format in which......

EPL PIX: Arsenal stay top as Tottenham self-implode; Chelsea win

 IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Granit Xhaka celebrates scoring Arsenal's third goal with Fabio Vieira and Gabriel Martinelli in the Premier League......

South Korea asks IOC to ban Japan's use of 'Rising Sun' flag at Olympics

IMAGE: Fan of Sunwaves waves Japan's Rising Sun flag. Photograph: Koki Nagahama/Getty Images South Korea has asked the International Olympic Committee to bar Japan from using the......

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......

Govt briefs CWG Liaison Group on security

In the wake of the Jama Masjid firing incident, the government has briefed the International Security Liaison Group, monitoring the security arrangement in the Commonwealth Games, and assured......